The Colorado men’s golf team is headed back to the postseason.
After finishing third at the Pac-12 Conference tournament, the Buffaloes last week were selected for the Central/Norman Regional of the NCAA Championships. The three-round tournament begins on Monday in Norman, Okla.
CU is the No. 9 seed in the regional, with No. 5 Texas Tech as the top seed. Host and ninth-ranked Oklahoma, the Big 12 champion, is the second seed with No. 17 Alabama the third seed. The regional will be held at the Sooners’ home course, the 7,452-yard, par-72 Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club (77.9 rating, slope 142).
It will be the Buffs’ 23rd NCAA regional appearance as a team.
Colorado head coach Roy Edwards finalized his regional lineup, featuring four sophomores in Justin Biwer, Tucker Clark, Jack Holland and Dylan McDermott, plus true freshman Hunter Swanson. Senior Jack Hughes will be CU’s alternate.
“It feels great to be selected to the NCAA Tournament and Norman Regional,” Edwards said in a release. “In 2019 and 2021 we were right there in the mix to get a bid and came up a bit short. The 2020 team had a great chance to get in until the season got canceled so it was nice to have our name called again. We actually have an experienced group headed to Norman, with Justin Biwer competing there last year and Tucker Clark being an NCAA participant in 2021. All of our guys have played at the highest levels of amateur golf so there won’t be any surprises for anyone.”
McDermott honored
The CU men’s golf team has been led by McDermott, who leads the team with a 69.76 stroke average that ranks third in the Pac-12. Biwer is 10th at 70.85. McDermott, a first team All-Pac-12 selection, leads the conference in below-par rounds (25), rounds in the 60s (20), and in top five, 10 and 20 finishes (five, eight and nine, respectively).
On Tuesday, McDermott advanced out of the local US Open Qualifying at the Broadlands Golf Course in Broomfield and will compete for a spot at next month’s US Open in Los Angeles at a regional qualifier later this month.
Notable
CU lacrosse star Charlie Rudy was one of 11 players selected in the draft for the Athlete’s Unlimited lacrosse league. Rudy led the Pac-12 in goals (66) and points (83) this season and finished her Buffs career second in program history with 194 goals. … Lacrosse head coach Ann Elliott Whidden was named an assistant coach for the US Women’s U20 National Team that will compete at the 2024 world championships in Hong Kong. … The CU men’s and women’s track and field teams will compete at the Pac-12 outdoor championships on Friday through Sunday at Hilmer Lodge Stadium in Walnut, Calif. … The CU women’s golf team recently signed Francesca Sumcad, the 2022 winner at the San Jose City Junior Championship and the Bay View Junior Championship. On Wednesday, women’s golf coach Anne Kelly announced the signing of graduate transfer Sabrina Iqbal, a former All-Big 12 player at TCU.
